tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post150365634305106099..comments2024-03-28T08:06:43.198-04:00Comments on The Silicon Graybeard: Killing Goats and Fighting Fishermen In the Galapagos IslandsSiGraybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-53673793967402685462018-03-23T14:18:07.500-04:002018-03-23T14:18:07.500-04:00Falling back to the fake news standard, eh?Falling back to the fake news standard, eh?Mark Matisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-69620245082624823492018-03-23T13:52:37.352-04:002018-03-23T13:52:37.352-04:00Ah! The "B" word. You must really be a...Ah! The "B" word. You must really be angry or something. No the goats do not belong. The underbrush does belong. You are wrong. Bitch about that if you are so inclined.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-691027091919439892018-03-23T07:52:04.567-04:002018-03-23T07:52:04.567-04:00And what's far worse is that they also dropped...And what's far worse is that they also dropped off a whole pack of Presa Canario dogs to protect those vipers.Mark Matisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-63962956911343995322018-03-23T07:34:18.989-04:002018-03-23T07:34:18.989-04:00Why on earth would you do that "until the goa...Why on earth would you do that "<i>until the goats are all gone.</i>"???<br /><br />It would be smarter to cull down to a small number, and then return in a few years to repeat the process. That way the undergrowth on the island is controlled, and the fishermen have a source of food in case of bad times. Their initial idea was good. It's just that they forgot - or refused - to manage the situation.Mark Matisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-392875818042600542018-03-23T07:27:06.581-04:002018-03-23T07:27:06.581-04:00If only they WERE goats, it wouldn't be so bad...If only they WERE goats, it wouldn't be so bad. Instead, it was a breeding pair of poisonous vipers that they dropped off. And they were designated as an endangered species. following the standard precedent from the Red Greenies everywhere.Mark Matisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-68780697384412823452018-03-22T18:44:09.304-04:002018-03-22T18:44:09.304-04:00Thanks for that vivid story.
Thanks for that vivid story. <br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-73360322486552626092018-03-22T18:05:41.971-04:002018-03-22T18:05:41.971-04:00On goats.
In the Northwest Eastern Washington and ...On goats.<br />In the Northwest Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho exists land and climate that is ideal for growing grass to produce seed for lawns, e.g., Bluegrass. One problem after harvesting the land must be burned of stubble before a new crop (of any variety) can be raised. Burning of fields of course now is verboten by the geniuses in both Washington and Idaho with few exceptions. Enter goats. Semi trailers arrive at a stubble field and hundreds of goats are released, a handful of herding dogs, and ONE Presa Canario dog to protect the herding dogs and goats. Presa Canario dogs have to be seen up close to be believed as they would intimidate Mike Tyson in his prime. Two Basques were there also to manage things. The acres of stubble are gone in a few days and the land was ready for NH3 then planting and resembled moon scape.<br /><br />Dan KurtDan Kurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08252444956956894276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-56104290108892667342018-03-22T03:51:44.718-04:002018-03-22T03:51:44.718-04:00Years ago some fool dropped off a breeding pair of...Years ago some fool dropped off a breeding pair of tax-eaters on a ranch in Maryland ten miles on a side. Same result.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-73404636462744466772018-03-22T02:28:38.289-04:002018-03-22T02:28:38.289-04:00In college I had an anthropology professor who wou...In college I had an anthropology professor who would go on and on about how destructive goats were. It was his belief that it was goats turned much of the land around the Mediterranean into desert. JFMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01204566508793862175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-87453428564508219962018-03-21T23:01:03.615-04:002018-03-21T23:01:03.615-04:00Goats were released on a lot of islands to provide...Goats were released on a lot of islands to provide sailors food. The Galapagos are such a unique place that it was a bad move there. But all's well that ends well.LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.com